Post by hawkeye on Oct 5, 2020 0:33:14 GMT
DINGDINGDINGDING!!!
“Ladies and gentlemen! The following contest is scheduled for one fall, with a thirty-minute time limit!”
And then the lights go out.
The FAWN Faithful buzz in anticipation, which becomes an explosion of cheers as a familiar air raid siren blares over the Arena’s PA system and red searchlights scan the crowd. However, when the searchlights halt on the stage, they are not trained on their usual target. Instead, a band, Halestorm, is there to the right of the entrance ramp, and as the sirens die down, they begin to play Kanako Akiyama’s entrance theme, “Black Vultures”.
BLACK VULTURES: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwHXqeYhtZI
Just as they reach the bridge of the song, a dry ice fog fills the stage, and the crowd lets out a raucous cheer as Kanako Akiyama storms the stage.
KANAKO AKIYAMA:
Wearing her now-standard “0 FEAR” hooded jacket, the Modern Day Ronin strides over to the band, walking up to lead guitarist and singer Lizzy Hale grinning wide as she joins her in singing the chorus into the microphone.
Black vultures circling the sky, pick at the pieces
Scavengers wait for me to die, but I’m not defeated
With that, Kanako gives Lizzy an appreciative kiss on the cheek and mouths a “Thank you” before turning to march to ring, getting a pat on the back from the frontwoman as she goes.
“Introducing first,” the ring announcer begins, “from Los Angeles, California...She stands five feet, two inches tall, and she weighs in tonight at one hundred fifteen pounds. She is the Modern Day Ronin, this is...KANAKO AKIYAMA!!!”
Kanako climbs into the ring and pumps her fist, letting out a roar of determination, which the FAWN Faithful heartily answer in kind. She then whips off her jacket to reveal her ring gear for the evening, A plain black sports bra-style bikini top with matching bottoms and a deep red short skirt. Her signature black fingerless MMA-style gloves and red wrestling shoes complete the outfit as the Japanese girl settles into a corner for referee Craig Long to check her ring gear as she waits patiently for her opponent to make her appearance.
The arena light goes out as the crowd waits in anticipation when a layer of fog begins to cover the entire stage area...
MOUNTAIN SONG
As the music plays, a spotlight shines at the center stage drawing everyone’s attention to a spot in the fog as a familiar figure, veiled in a star-shaped opera mask, rises from the thick fog in the most magical way possible. Once fully revealed, the crowd lets out an exuberant cheer at the sight of one of FAWN’s beautiful goddesses. For this special night, Starfire has donned on a beautiful white satin collared cape. And underneath all the grandness, is her usual skimpy white one-piece with a V-cut that runs all the way down to her navel, except, it is especially glittery for tonight. Her entire outfit is completed with red paddings and white boots with a star-shaped design.
Estrina Starfire:
Starfire pushed aside points a jaunty finger into the air which coincides with a cannonade of pyrotechnics firing behind her. Posing until the fog begins to clear, Starfire marches down the ramp with her cape flowing behind her.
“I’m back!”, The Celestial Stunner exclaims as she points at the FAWNmania logo hanging above the crowd while strutting down the ramp. Before the ring, she makes a detour to the ring steps and properly ascends to the ring apron before stepping through the middle ropes. She glances over her shoulder and smiles at Kanako, the challenger, before making her way to a corner where she ascended the middle ropes. She removes her mask and throws it into the front row audiences, who have to fight for it. Next, she undoes her cape and tosses it to the ringside. Remaining on the ropes, the camera focuses on Starfire as she raises her right arm and runs her left fingers down her armpit before winking into the camera.
As her music dies down, The Celestial Stunner drops onto the deck and moves into her corner. There, she leaps from side-to-side and flails her hands, limbering herself up as she grins at the Tokyo Tiger, determined to break her losing streak and show her the difference in their abilities even though she’s not the current Lightweight Champion.
DING!
The clang of the bell summons both contestants to the center of the ring. As Estrina begins to raise her arms, an extended hand brings her to an abrupt stop.
“Thanks for accepting the match, it’s a grea…”, just before Kanako can finish her sentence, Estrina slaps her hand away unkindly.
“Look, you called me out for a fight and I expect you to bring me the aggression,” Estrina chides her fellow Asian wrestler, “You and I fight in the same division and might have to cross paths many more times in the future. I don’t expect you to be kind and neither should you! So why don’t we cut all the pleasantries away and fight like you asked?”
While disappointed, the words from the former champ lights up a bigger fire in Akiyama’s belly, reminding her her purpose for joining FAWN. Her mellowed expression slowly begins to bare fangs.
“You’re right, Estrina. I hope you are prepared to lose in FAWNmania for the first time.”, The Tokyo Tiger growls.
“No way! I’m going 5-0 for FAWNmania and I’m not going to lose to a two-bit wrestler like you!” Estrina bawls out and both wrestlers tie up in a collar-and-elbow lock up!
The two jockey for position momentarily but Estrina edges out and pushes Akiyama into the ropes, prompting the ref to count...
“ONE! TWO! THRE…”
Starfire slowly untangles her arm, raising them high as she backs off, allowing Kanako to come off the ropes. The two lower down to a grappling stance and lunges at each other once again! However, Estrina quickly traps into a tight headlock and squeezes Kanako’s head tightly against her body.
The discomfort of the hold begins to show on Kanako’s face as she grimaces. Wrapping her arms around Starfire’s waist, she slowly pulls Starfire back into the ropes in an attempt to shove her off but The Celestial Stunner clinches on and pops Kanako over her hip with a headlock takedown!
“Come on Kanako! This is the best you got?” Estrina taunts as she presses her breast against Kanako’s chin. Using her words as motivation, Kanako uses her free arm and Estrina’s chin as far back as possible as she slowly raises her leg. Once within reach, Kanako hooks Estrina’s head and traps her in a headscissors.
“Trust me! You are going to bring out the best in me tonight!” Kanako replies as their predicament reverses. Estrina quickly pries off the tightening headscissors before it can be secured and kips up for her feet. The Tokyo Tiger simultaneously scutters to her feet but is quickly greeted by a stinging forearm to the face!
Dazed, Akiayma finds herself receiving several more forearms that knocks her back into the ropes. Estrina quickly snatches the wrist and whips Kanako across the ring, but Kanako plants her foot firmly into the canvas on the first step and counter whips Starfire across the ring. Kanako trails Starfire up to the center of the ring while Starfire bounces off the opposite ropes. With an arm extended, Kanako attempts to take Estrina’s head clean off with a clothesline but the former champion denies that and ducks under the arm.
The Celestial Stunner races to the far ropes, gathering speed as she hits the ropes once more. Kanako turns around and finds herself on the receiving end of a powerful Dropkick that hits her chest like a shotgun at point-blank range!
So strong is the force, Kanako snaps back into the canvas and back rolls onto her feet, clutching her chest as she staggers into the ropes, throwing an arm over the top rope to keep herself from falling.
The Celestial Stunner pops back up to her feet to the cheer of the crowd, glowing in a fresh sheen of sweat. The Celestial Stunner immediately moves and peels Kanako off the ropes, shooting one hand behind her head and another between her legs, scoops her up and slams her in the middle of the ring. Starfire backs into the ropes and leaps into the air with legs extended as she returns to Kanako but the Tokyo Tiger immediately rolls out of the way!
“Ugghh!” Estrina clutches her glutes as her bottom meets an empty canvas... As soon as she gets onto one knee, Kanano springs onto her feet and knocks her back down with a dropkick! Estrina hurries onto her feet only to eat another dropkick that sends her backpedalling into the ropes. The Celestial Stunner quickly throws her arms over the top rope to stop her fall. But as soon as she does so, The Modern Ronin charges her with a clothesline that sends her over the top rope to the ringside. Kanako remains near the ropes as she watches her opponent plummet on her butt.
Kanako smirks as she looks down at Estrina, who is staring daggers back at her. “How’s that? Good enough for you yet, Estrina?”, Kanako taunts a pouty Estrina as the ref begins to count. The Celestial Stunner strolls along the side of the ring and tucks her damp messy fringe behind her ear before hopping onto the ring apron, making sure Kanako gives her an opening before she steps through the ropes. As soon as she does so, Akiyama charges in and doubles Starfire with a toe kick to the gut!
The Modern Ronin quickly snatches Starfire’s wrist and attempts to whip her across the ring but The Celestial Stunner brakes with a heavy stomp into the canvas and counter-whips Akiyama across the ring. Estrina follows to the center and tries to take The Tiger’s head off with a clothesline but Kanako thwarts the attempt by ducking under. Both wrestlers immediately spins around, coming face-to-face, but Kanako is the first to fire a side kick. The quick-minded Starfire quickly catches Kanako’s leg before the kick lands but certainly did not expect Kanako to swing another kick towards her head!
Leg-feed Enzuigiri
www.youtube.com/watch?v=btGl_IjO244
Starfire’s head snaps to the side as her body turns limp before crashing on the canvas. Kanako hurriedly flips her body over and hooks her leg for the…
ONE!
KICKOUT!
Kanako’s face fills with bewilderment as Estrina kicks out from a clean shot at first count.
“You think I’d go down that easy?” Estrina rolls to her side and lets out a faint smile.
“Well, you certainly didn’t disappoint!” Kanako retorts as she peels Starfire from the canvas and pulls her up to her feet. The Tokyo Tiger bullies The Glistening Goddess into the corner and whips her into the opposite corner. Starfire settles into the corner with a THUD as Kanako zeroes in on her and accelerates through the distance between them when Estrina greets her with a boot to the face!
“NGHHH!!!” Kanako grunts as the boot sends her spinning away. She quickly collects herself and charges once more, but this time Estrina swipes her right hand under her perspiring underarm and THWACKS her face with a stiff sweat-laced slap, sending Kanako spiralling out of control.
“There’s more from where that came from!” Estrina snarls as she pulls Kanako back to herself, belly-to-back, with a tug of her bottoms and hauls her overhead with a German Suplex!
German Suplex
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8ZMJHrIieo
The Celestial Stunner keeps her stacked and tips her toe for the…
ONE!
TWO!
Kanako slides off and rolls backwards just as the ref’s hand comes down the second time. Quickly rising to her feet, despite having her bell rung by that German suplex, Kanako pounces on the opportunity provided by a still on the mat Estrina. Dashing at her opponent, the Modern Day Ronin leaps into the air, tucking her knees into her chest. Inevitably, gravity takes over and pulls Kanako down back first onto Estrina’s torso in a cannonball-style senton splash!
“NGGGGHHH!!!” Starfire grunts and clutches her stomach in pain, rolling to her side to prevent a cover. Kanako grabs Estrina by the ponytail and pulls her back up when Estrina slaps her arm off and smashes her with a forearm to the face, sending the Modern Day Ronin two steps back, But Kanako collects herself and lunges forward with a forearm of her own. Estrina backpedals from the stiff forearm to the face but refuses to back down. Like Kanako, she lets out a war cry and throws herself back into battle, hitting Kanako with another forearm. The two Asian battlers go back-and-forth as the crowd echoes after each blow, Estrina finally cocks her arm all the way back and throws an elbow with full force but Kanako narrowly ducks under it, causing Estrina to stumble forward. The Celestial Stunner quickie regains her balance and turns around when a superkick out of nowhere sends a mist of spit and sweat flying into the air!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnRb-nI-AO8&t=3s
Estrina lays out cold on the canvas as Kanko dives down and hooks her leg for…
ONE!
TWO!
THRNOOO!!!!
Starfire kicks out of a near fall on instinct sending her legions of Stargazers off their seats in cheers. Kanako isn’t too disappointed either, seeing that she’s chipping away the former champion’s famed resilience. “Weren’t expecting me to put up such a fight early on, were you, Estrina?” Kanako chides her as she picks the Celestial Stunner up by the sides of her head, “And that’s the point, isn’t it?” she adds as she lights up the former champion’s modest chest with a pair of knife-edge chops, “No respect, no homework! And now, you’re paying the price, just like your last few matches!” With that, she sends Estrina into the opposite strands with an Irish whip, only to have it reversed on her. Starfire follows the Tokyo Tiger two steps behind and buries a knee deep into her stomach as she hits the ropes, sending the Japanese girl sprawling through the middle and top ropes and crashing down to the floor.
Estrina hops through the ropes onto the apron, moving to the ringpost furthest from Kanako as she struggles to her feet. As Kanako turns around, Starfire races along the apron and leaps off with her knees directing into Kanako’s chest, smashing her back into the ground with an Apron Meteora!
The Glistening Goddess peels a flattened Kanako off the ringside and pulls her back to boot leather. “You want respect? You gotta earn it!”Starfire props Kanako’s chin up and smacks her across her chest with a knife-edge chop! “At your level, you are only good enough to be my pit rag!” Estrina growls as she props Kanako’s chin up once more and chops Kanako in the chest. Kanako clutches her red sweltering chest and drops onto the knee. Annoyed with Kanako’s bumptious attitude up to now, Estrina cups the back of Kanako’s head and raises her right arm and GRRRRRINNNNNDSSS her damp armpit into Kanako’s face, evoking cheers from the crowd. “Feeling humbled now?”, Estrina sneers but Kanako sits quietly, slowly wiping the funk off her face, gradually looking up at Estrina with the most intense eyes. Despite hearing about Kanako's psychotic reputation, Estrina is not intimidated.
“Come on Kanako! Show me what you are made of! This is not your best! Nowhere close!” Estrina continues to taunt. In response, Kanako pops back onto her feet and lets out a terrifying warcry! “AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!” Kanako garners a second wave of energy and smacks Estrina’s face with rapid-fire forearms, dizzying the former champ!
Kanako snatches Estrina’s hair to keep her from falling, pulling her right beside the ring and slams her head into the apron for good measure. With Estrina incapacitated, Kanako hops onto the ring apron and makes her way to the ring post when she feels a sudden tug of the trunks! Before she knows it, Estrina tightly secures her in a waist lock and hauls her into the air, throwing her backwards with a sick GERMAN SUPLEX ON THE APRON!
German Suplex
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVhGPGqBHQc
The crowd squirms as Kanako's neck lands dangerously on the apron, and so does the ref. Abandoning the ring out count, the ref immediately rushes out of the ring to check on Kanako. Meanwhile, Estrina makes use of the opportunity to reoxygenate her lungs and her body.
Kanako manages to utter a response albeit weakly. Feeling assured by her response, the ref returns to the ring and starts counting. The Celestial Stunner immediately sits up as the count starts and slides back into the ring, then immediately back out to the floor to break up the count. “Come on, girl,” she chides as she picks her adversary up by the hair, “I heard you were tough! Don’t tell me you’re done already!” She then scoops the Tokyo Tiger up and holds her in place, not only to let Kanako think about what’s about to happen but also relishing the fact that, being the bigger of the two competitors, she’s the one who gets to throw her opponent around for once. After about ten seconds or so of this, Estrina SLAMS Kanako down onto the floor, the thin blue mats surrounding the ring doing little to pad the impact. Kanako grimaces but denies her foe the satisfying scream of pain that should follow such a move. Frowning at this upstart’s defiance, Estrina picks her up again and scoops her up. Only this time, she carries her over to the ringpost and flings her into it, back-first, sending her crashing to the floor once again. Not through having fun with Kanako on the outside, though, Estrina rolls in, then out under the bottom rope to break the count. Kanako has gotten up to all fours by the time Estrina retrieves her, helping her back up to her feet and sending her across the ringside area, Irish whipping her into the guardrail across the way.
At least, that was the plan…
Kanako thwarts those plans by leaping up onto the guardrail, then springboarding onto the ring apron, just at its very edge, in one fluid motion. Not missing a beat, she then trusts in her balance by breaking into a sprint towards the stunned former Lightweight Champ and nearly taking her head off with a running diving dropkick! Estrina does a 360, landing on her stomach while Kanako keeps flying, nearly crashing into the guardrail feet-first. As the referee begins the count anew, the noise from the FAWNatics begins to swell, trying to rally each girl that they support. The audience seems to be divided 50/50 as Kanako and Estrina struggle to get to their feet and beat the count, already exhausted at this early stage by the lightning-quick pace of the match thus far, as duelling chants fill the Arena.
LET’S GO KANAKO!!!
E-STRI-NA!!!
LET’S GO KANAKO!!!
E-STRI-NA!!!
Spurred on by the support of their fans, both women slowly pull themselves up, propping themselves onto the ring apron. Before the referee’s count reaches fifteen, the Asian gladiatrices simultaneously roll into the ring from opposite sides to a round of appreciative applause from the FAWN Faithful. Both women glare across the ring at one another, sucking wind as the referee checks on them, When each of them in turn angrily waves him off, he simply shrugs and backs off, letting them have at it. Estrina looks to be the aggressor as they both close in on each other, trying to bury a knee deep into Kanako’s gut. However, the Japanese beauty sidesteps her and nails her in the jaw with an open-palm strike that rocks the Celestial Stunner, knocking her back on her heels. A series of stinging knife-edge chops fully backs Estrina into the corner, where Kanako grabs her arm to Irish whip her into the opposite corner, only for Starfire to reverse the whip. Kanako shows a remarkable amount of agility and balance for the grueling pace of the match thus far, though, by running up the turnbuckles and launching herself into a backflip. Normally, the backflip would send Akiyama sailing over her charging opponent’s head, leading into more fast-paced offense from the Tokyo Tiger. However, Estrina was so caught off-guard by Kanako’s display, that she stopped in her tracks to watch her, turning the backflip into an inadvertent moonsault press!
ONE!
TWO!!
Estrina kicks out just as the referee’s hand hits the mat for the second time. Kanako is quick to follow up with a hard slap to Estrina’s tummy, which causes her to groan and roll onto her stomach. Not one to pass up an opportunity offered, Kanako quickly rises to her feet, stomping on the small of Estrina’s back before straddling it and hooking her arms over her knees to apply the dreaded camel clutch! But it appears the Modern Day Ronin is not quite done with this hold yet, as she snakes her own arms underneath hers and locks her fingers behind Estrina’s head, adding a full nelson to compound the painful clutch!
FULL NELSON CAMEL CLUTCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJXW_t3_F8c
“NGGGHHHNNN”, Starfire groans as she felt her pecs being stretched out and her back being bent in a way it's not suppose to. “Just give up Estrina! Just like how you lost your title!”, Kanako growls as she leans backwards. “NO! NEVA-AHHHHH!!!” Estrina screams as a tidal wave of pain runs down her spine.
“Give up?” The ref dives onto the canvas and asks the trapped wrestler. To which, Estrina bites her bottom lip and shakes her head “no”.
With her arms trapped and Kanako’s weight keeping her from moving, Estrina has little choice but to endure the hold at this point. Her breathing becomes increasingly labored as her glossy sheen becomes beaded. Kanako bore down on the hold, swinging The Celestial Stunner left and right, but still couldn’t extort a submission from The Celestial Stunner.
Growing impatient, Kanako lets up the seat while keeping Full Nelson on as she deadlifts the exhausted Starfire to a wobbly stance, Once the lift was sufficient, Kanako snaps backwards and drags Estrina through the air before dropping her on her head and neck with a sick Dragon Suplex!
She tips her toes and stacks Estrina up, ass towards the rafters, for the…
ONE!
TWO!
THRENOOO!!!!
The Celestial Stunner kicks out of a near fall, albeit weakly. In disbelief, Kanako holds up her finger arguing that it’s a three count but the ref reassures her that it was really “two”. Kanako bitterly stomps to her feet, lowers herself with legs apart and hands on knees, demanding Starfire to “Get up!”.
Clutching the back of her neck in grimace, Starfire slowly rises with knees on the ground as Kanako swings her right leg towards Estrina’s head at blinding speed. To Kanako’s bewilderment, Estrina manages to narrowly duck under the kick with a cool breeze flowing over her neck.
The Celestial Stunner springs to life and rolls Kanako up with a school girl pin! But instead of following through with the pin, Starfire quickly traps Kanako’s legs under her armpits and flips her onto her belly, sitting on the small of her back to complete the Boston Crab!
“AHHHHH!!!!” The Tokyo Tiger screams as she claws the canvas, trying to drag herself to the ropes.
“Just tap out Kanako! Admit you are not ready for me!” Estrina blusters as she leans further back.
“Nu-No!” Kanako whimpers as she digs her elbow joints into the canvas and hauls her tormentor and herself towards the ropes.
Unable to keep her still, The Celestial stunner abandons one leg and focuses all her efforts on her single leg crab! Kanako grabs her hair in frustration and bites down on her lower lip, in order to distract herself from the pain. With determination and grit, Kanako stretches her arm far enough to grab onto the bottom rope.
Estrina releases the hold and drops to her fours and lets out a sigh of frustration as the ref calls for a “Break”. She pulls out her hairtie and rakes her unkempt sweat-matted hair, tying them back into a neat ponytail once more as Kanako mends her back. Estrina gets up to her feet first, pulling a struggling Kanako to her feet when Kanako swats her arms away and SMACKS her with a Spinning Back Fist!
Mist of sweat and spit flies into the air as Estrina spins around like a drunk ballerina. Starfire quickly collects herself and leaps into the air, connecting with a Celestial High Knee!
Kanako backpedals into the ropes, bouncing off the ropes and back to Estrina as she quickly connects with a toe kick to the mid-section. As Kanako doubles over, Estrina traps her in a front facelock and drives her head into the canvas with a DDT!
The impact sends Kanako’s head bouncing back up, with the rest of her body following along before flipping onto her back. The Celestial Stunner lies across her chest and hooks her leg for the…
ONE!
TWO!
THRNOOOO!!!!
Starfire sits back up and stares blankly into the air, bewildered by Kanako’s unusual, even for her, tenacity tonight. “Why?!” Estrina barks at Kanako as she slaps her midsection harshly, “Why won’t you just accept that you can’t keep up with me?!”
“Because…” Kanako replies through ragged breaths as she rolls over onto her stomach, “..we...both know...that’s not true…” Estrina snarls at her as they both struggle to their feet. Kanako’s resiliency, and refusal to quit has been really annoying the former champion tonight. The fact that the FAWNatics seem to be cheering her just as much as they were her only adds to that annoyance. The Celestial Stunner marches over to the still bent-over Akiyama and forces her upright by the hair.
“Really, Akiyama?!” she then unleashes a stinging slap to the face, “REALLY?!”
That was all it took to relight the fire behind the Modern Day Ronin’s eyes. With a renewed vigor, the Japanese girl grabs a handful of the Singapore native’s long locks and replies with a slap of her own that turns Starfire’s head. “YEAH!! REALLY!!”
Not one to take such things lying down, Estrina snaps her head back and shoves the smaller lightweight roughly, which is responded to in kind by Kanako. They then go forehead to forehead, talking smack on one another angrily, neither one sounding intelligible, trying as they are to shout over the other. Finally, both women simultaneously rear back and level brutally stiff forearm shivers at each other in rapid succession, whipping the crowd into a frenzy! After about twelve or so volleys, both women take a step back, and both of them must’ve had the same idea, as they both uncork brutal spinning back fists that catch each other flush on the jaw. The crowd lets out a collective “OOOOOHHH!!!” as both women collapse to the mat.
The crowd buzzes with anticipation as Long begins his count after checking on both women and seeing no movement from either of them. Again, showing just how evenly matched the two lightweights were, both Kanako and Estrina begin to stir and slowly get back on their feet at the five-count. By seven, Estrina had managed to end the count, getting up a tiny bit faster than Kanako. Not wanting to squander the chance presented to her, Starfire quickly closes in on a still bent-over Kanako and begins peppering the Tokyo Tiger with forearm smashes to her jaw and the back of her head, putting the badmouth on her all the while. Satisfied that she’s sufficiently stunned her stubborn rival, she dashes for the opposite ropes, looking to level Kanako with a running knee strike and end things once and for all. Unfortunately for her, Kanako wasn’t as dazed as she’d assumed, as she uncorks her recently adopted - and very lethal - reverse spin kick that she just in the past week christened the White Star.
WHITE STAR: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7I5tFtERVc
Estrina wobbles and staggers after the kick catches her flush on the cheek, on spaghetti legs. Kanako sees this and takes her down to the mat herself with rough shove, followed by Kanako herself making a lateral press and hooking the far leg. Could this be it? Could the Modern Day Ronin have finally proven herself to herself, her fans, and all the naysayers, as belonging in the conversation as one of the best lightweights that FAWN has to offer?
ONE!
TWO!!
TH-NOOOO!!!
Estrina shoots her arm up at two and a half, gaining a sympathetic groan from the live crowd, baited by the near fall. If Kanako was disappointed by not getting the three count, she did not show it. Indeed, she was already moving to make her next attempt to end the match. Pushing Starfire onto her stomach, Kanako mounted her back, and rolled onto her side, pulling Estrina with her, locking in a rear naked choke as she wrapped her legs around her waist!
Fans were slowly being won over to Kanako’s side by her gutsy, tenacious performance, and now the fans could taste victory for the former actress. “TAP! TAP! TAP!” they chanted, although many of them suspected the resilient Singapore native would do no such thing. Indeed, the Celestial Stunner struggled in Kanako’s grasp until she got the Tokyo Tiger onto her back. She then flips herself backwards, still in the chokehold, but also pinning Kanako’s shoulders to the mat.
ONE!
TWO!!
Kanako is forced to release the hold and roll away to break the count. While Estrina coughs and rubs her throat, trying to gulp fresh air into her lungs, Kanako shows her relentlessness. Quickly rising to her feet, the Japanese girl hauls Estrina to her feet and hooks in a front facelock. Throwing her arm over her head and hooking her tights for leverage, Kanako then hoists Estrina up in a vertical suplex position, only to bring her straight down to the mat with a ring-shaking brainbuster. The Modern Day Ronin then kips up and points to the sky, signalling to the fans that she intends to finally end this war of attrition. Leaping to the top rope in a single bound, Kanako takes a moment to rise to full height and steady herself before launching herself into the air, looking to finish Estrina off with her graceful yet brutal Run Her Through finisher!
RUN HER THROUGH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8niVddjytA
The fans collectively hold their breath, only to hear the sound of shoe leather hitting canvas, as Estrina manages to roll out of the way at the last moment. Kanako being staggered by her miss gives Starfire enough time to get to her feet. Kanako recovers quickly enough, though, and turns and charges at her foe, only for the bigger Starfire to catch her in a hug, stopping her in her tracks. Popping her hips, the almost surely exhausted Estrina tosses Kanako up and over with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Kanako crashes into the corner at a cringe-inducing angle, yet another blow to the back of her head that is starting to take its toll on the lightweight as she clutches the back of her neck and rolls around on the mat.
This doesn’t escape Estrina’s notice as she rubs the back of her own neck. She sees the opening and she knows she’s gotta take it and take it now, lest it slip through her fingers. She feels mildly bad for Kanako’s potential injury, but this is wrestling after all. Everyone knows what they might be in for when they sign up for this sport. With that in mind, she drags Kanako up to her feet and out of the corner. One arm over Kanako’s shoulder, and the other under her crotch, Estrina lifts Kanako up with every ounce of strength she has left in a scoop slam position, only to drop down to a seat, driving Kanako’s head and neck once more into the mat with one of the Celestial Stunner’s signature moves, the Michinoku Driver!
MICHINOKU DRIVER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqqvZBrIaYk
Normally, Estrina would at least try for a pinfall following the Driver. However, she a) wanted to end this war with an exclamation point, and b) didn’t think Kanako would stay down for a three-count anyway. Grinning almost sadistically at hearing Akiyama’s pained groans, Estrina gets to her feet and flicks some armpit sweat at her. “Nice try, Kanako.” she taunts her, “but it looks like I was right after all. You just can’t keep up with me.” With that, she winks to the camera, “Get ready, there’s a Solar Flare coming!”, she signals and climbs up to the top rope.
The Celestial Stunner carefully stands on the top rope, taking a deep breath as she readies herself. Meanwhile, Kanako still lays motionlessly on the canvas. Estrina stretches her arm up high and leaps into the air, cartwheeling at the apex of her trajectory before crashing onto the Tokyo Tiger!
SOLAR FLARE:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISiz4w2mT9E
Akiayama shudders as the Solar Flare connects! Starfire hooks both her legs up, nodding her head as the ref slaps the mat…
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
DING! DING! DING!
The bell clangs as the announcer declares, “AND YOUR WINNER! BY PINFALL! ESTRINAAAA STARFIRE!!!”
Estrina releases Kanako’s legs and smiles as she catches her breath, coming out as the victor out of this grueling match. The exhaustion could not keep her down for long and pretty soon, she is back on her feet, allowing the official to raise her arm. The sweaty battler continues her victory lap around the ring, raising her hands “Five” and “Zero” as she passes the camera, indicating her FAWNmania win streak. She flexes an arm and sweeps a finger towards the crowd. “Watch out FAWN! I’m back and will fight my way back to the top soon!”
She comes to a stop as she notices a struggling Kanako. Truthfully, Estrina is impressed by her performance tonight. “You brought you A-game tonight but unfortunately, that’s still not good enough to defeat me.”, Starfire pats Kanako on the shoulder as she compliments her, albeit a little half-heartedly.
Still groggy and hurting on the neck, Kanako extends a hand and smiles, “Thank you for the match, that’s the Starfire I was hoping to see. You brought out the best in me!” As Estrina shakes her hand, Kanako continues, “You better believe there’s gonna be a next time! And then, I will BEAT you!”
“I look forward to that!, Estrina replies. Kanako scans Estrina from head-to-toe and smiles, “Looks like I gave you a lot of trouble didn’t I? You are glistening like you have been through an oil match and your white gear is so soaked, I can almost see your nipples!”
“If you’ll excuse me, I need to ice my neck.” Kanako releases the hand and rolls out of the ring. Estrina grins before continuing her victory parade as the sponsor message begins.
“Ladies and gentlemen! The following contest is scheduled for one fall, with a thirty-minute time limit!”
And then the lights go out.
The FAWN Faithful buzz in anticipation, which becomes an explosion of cheers as a familiar air raid siren blares over the Arena’s PA system and red searchlights scan the crowd. However, when the searchlights halt on the stage, they are not trained on their usual target. Instead, a band, Halestorm, is there to the right of the entrance ramp, and as the sirens die down, they begin to play Kanako Akiyama’s entrance theme, “Black Vultures”.
BLACK VULTURES: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwHXqeYhtZI
Just as they reach the bridge of the song, a dry ice fog fills the stage, and the crowd lets out a raucous cheer as Kanako Akiyama storms the stage.
KANAKO AKIYAMA:
Wearing her now-standard “0 FEAR” hooded jacket, the Modern Day Ronin strides over to the band, walking up to lead guitarist and singer Lizzy Hale grinning wide as she joins her in singing the chorus into the microphone.
Black vultures circling the sky, pick at the pieces
Scavengers wait for me to die, but I’m not defeated
With that, Kanako gives Lizzy an appreciative kiss on the cheek and mouths a “Thank you” before turning to march to ring, getting a pat on the back from the frontwoman as she goes.
“Introducing first,” the ring announcer begins, “from Los Angeles, California...She stands five feet, two inches tall, and she weighs in tonight at one hundred fifteen pounds. She is the Modern Day Ronin, this is...KANAKO AKIYAMA!!!”
Kanako climbs into the ring and pumps her fist, letting out a roar of determination, which the FAWN Faithful heartily answer in kind. She then whips off her jacket to reveal her ring gear for the evening, A plain black sports bra-style bikini top with matching bottoms and a deep red short skirt. Her signature black fingerless MMA-style gloves and red wrestling shoes complete the outfit as the Japanese girl settles into a corner for referee Craig Long to check her ring gear as she waits patiently for her opponent to make her appearance.
The arena light goes out as the crowd waits in anticipation when a layer of fog begins to cover the entire stage area...
MOUNTAIN SONG
As the music plays, a spotlight shines at the center stage drawing everyone’s attention to a spot in the fog as a familiar figure, veiled in a star-shaped opera mask, rises from the thick fog in the most magical way possible. Once fully revealed, the crowd lets out an exuberant cheer at the sight of one of FAWN’s beautiful goddesses. For this special night, Starfire has donned on a beautiful white satin collared cape. And underneath all the grandness, is her usual skimpy white one-piece with a V-cut that runs all the way down to her navel, except, it is especially glittery for tonight. Her entire outfit is completed with red paddings and white boots with a star-shaped design.
Estrina Starfire:
Starfire pushed aside points a jaunty finger into the air which coincides with a cannonade of pyrotechnics firing behind her. Posing until the fog begins to clear, Starfire marches down the ramp with her cape flowing behind her.
“I’m back!”, The Celestial Stunner exclaims as she points at the FAWNmania logo hanging above the crowd while strutting down the ramp. Before the ring, she makes a detour to the ring steps and properly ascends to the ring apron before stepping through the middle ropes. She glances over her shoulder and smiles at Kanako, the challenger, before making her way to a corner where she ascended the middle ropes. She removes her mask and throws it into the front row audiences, who have to fight for it. Next, she undoes her cape and tosses it to the ringside. Remaining on the ropes, the camera focuses on Starfire as she raises her right arm and runs her left fingers down her armpit before winking into the camera.
As her music dies down, The Celestial Stunner drops onto the deck and moves into her corner. There, she leaps from side-to-side and flails her hands, limbering herself up as she grins at the Tokyo Tiger, determined to break her losing streak and show her the difference in their abilities even though she’s not the current Lightweight Champion.
DING!
The clang of the bell summons both contestants to the center of the ring. As Estrina begins to raise her arms, an extended hand brings her to an abrupt stop.
“Thanks for accepting the match, it’s a grea…”, just before Kanako can finish her sentence, Estrina slaps her hand away unkindly.
“Look, you called me out for a fight and I expect you to bring me the aggression,” Estrina chides her fellow Asian wrestler, “You and I fight in the same division and might have to cross paths many more times in the future. I don’t expect you to be kind and neither should you! So why don’t we cut all the pleasantries away and fight like you asked?”
While disappointed, the words from the former champ lights up a bigger fire in Akiyama’s belly, reminding her her purpose for joining FAWN. Her mellowed expression slowly begins to bare fangs.
“You’re right, Estrina. I hope you are prepared to lose in FAWNmania for the first time.”, The Tokyo Tiger growls.
“No way! I’m going 5-0 for FAWNmania and I’m not going to lose to a two-bit wrestler like you!” Estrina bawls out and both wrestlers tie up in a collar-and-elbow lock up!
The two jockey for position momentarily but Estrina edges out and pushes Akiyama into the ropes, prompting the ref to count...
“ONE! TWO! THRE…”
Starfire slowly untangles her arm, raising them high as she backs off, allowing Kanako to come off the ropes. The two lower down to a grappling stance and lunges at each other once again! However, Estrina quickly traps into a tight headlock and squeezes Kanako’s head tightly against her body.
The discomfort of the hold begins to show on Kanako’s face as she grimaces. Wrapping her arms around Starfire’s waist, she slowly pulls Starfire back into the ropes in an attempt to shove her off but The Celestial Stunner clinches on and pops Kanako over her hip with a headlock takedown!
“Come on Kanako! This is the best you got?” Estrina taunts as she presses her breast against Kanako’s chin. Using her words as motivation, Kanako uses her free arm and Estrina’s chin as far back as possible as she slowly raises her leg. Once within reach, Kanako hooks Estrina’s head and traps her in a headscissors.
“Trust me! You are going to bring out the best in me tonight!” Kanako replies as their predicament reverses. Estrina quickly pries off the tightening headscissors before it can be secured and kips up for her feet. The Tokyo Tiger simultaneously scutters to her feet but is quickly greeted by a stinging forearm to the face!
Dazed, Akiayma finds herself receiving several more forearms that knocks her back into the ropes. Estrina quickly snatches the wrist and whips Kanako across the ring, but Kanako plants her foot firmly into the canvas on the first step and counter whips Starfire across the ring. Kanako trails Starfire up to the center of the ring while Starfire bounces off the opposite ropes. With an arm extended, Kanako attempts to take Estrina’s head clean off with a clothesline but the former champion denies that and ducks under the arm.
The Celestial Stunner races to the far ropes, gathering speed as she hits the ropes once more. Kanako turns around and finds herself on the receiving end of a powerful Dropkick that hits her chest like a shotgun at point-blank range!
So strong is the force, Kanako snaps back into the canvas and back rolls onto her feet, clutching her chest as she staggers into the ropes, throwing an arm over the top rope to keep herself from falling.
The Celestial Stunner pops back up to her feet to the cheer of the crowd, glowing in a fresh sheen of sweat. The Celestial Stunner immediately moves and peels Kanako off the ropes, shooting one hand behind her head and another between her legs, scoops her up and slams her in the middle of the ring. Starfire backs into the ropes and leaps into the air with legs extended as she returns to Kanako but the Tokyo Tiger immediately rolls out of the way!
“Ugghh!” Estrina clutches her glutes as her bottom meets an empty canvas... As soon as she gets onto one knee, Kanano springs onto her feet and knocks her back down with a dropkick! Estrina hurries onto her feet only to eat another dropkick that sends her backpedalling into the ropes. The Celestial Stunner quickly throws her arms over the top rope to stop her fall. But as soon as she does so, The Modern Ronin charges her with a clothesline that sends her over the top rope to the ringside. Kanako remains near the ropes as she watches her opponent plummet on her butt.
Kanako smirks as she looks down at Estrina, who is staring daggers back at her. “How’s that? Good enough for you yet, Estrina?”, Kanako taunts a pouty Estrina as the ref begins to count. The Celestial Stunner strolls along the side of the ring and tucks her damp messy fringe behind her ear before hopping onto the ring apron, making sure Kanako gives her an opening before she steps through the ropes. As soon as she does so, Akiyama charges in and doubles Starfire with a toe kick to the gut!
The Modern Ronin quickly snatches Starfire’s wrist and attempts to whip her across the ring but The Celestial Stunner brakes with a heavy stomp into the canvas and counter-whips Akiyama across the ring. Estrina follows to the center and tries to take The Tiger’s head off with a clothesline but Kanako thwarts the attempt by ducking under. Both wrestlers immediately spins around, coming face-to-face, but Kanako is the first to fire a side kick. The quick-minded Starfire quickly catches Kanako’s leg before the kick lands but certainly did not expect Kanako to swing another kick towards her head!
Leg-feed Enzuigiri
www.youtube.com/watch?v=btGl_IjO244
Starfire’s head snaps to the side as her body turns limp before crashing on the canvas. Kanako hurriedly flips her body over and hooks her leg for the…
ONE!
KICKOUT!
Kanako’s face fills with bewilderment as Estrina kicks out from a clean shot at first count.
“You think I’d go down that easy?” Estrina rolls to her side and lets out a faint smile.
“Well, you certainly didn’t disappoint!” Kanako retorts as she peels Starfire from the canvas and pulls her up to her feet. The Tokyo Tiger bullies The Glistening Goddess into the corner and whips her into the opposite corner. Starfire settles into the corner with a THUD as Kanako zeroes in on her and accelerates through the distance between them when Estrina greets her with a boot to the face!
“NGHHH!!!” Kanako grunts as the boot sends her spinning away. She quickly collects herself and charges once more, but this time Estrina swipes her right hand under her perspiring underarm and THWACKS her face with a stiff sweat-laced slap, sending Kanako spiralling out of control.
“There’s more from where that came from!” Estrina snarls as she pulls Kanako back to herself, belly-to-back, with a tug of her bottoms and hauls her overhead with a German Suplex!
German Suplex
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8ZMJHrIieo
The Celestial Stunner keeps her stacked and tips her toe for the…
ONE!
TWO!
Kanako slides off and rolls backwards just as the ref’s hand comes down the second time. Quickly rising to her feet, despite having her bell rung by that German suplex, Kanako pounces on the opportunity provided by a still on the mat Estrina. Dashing at her opponent, the Modern Day Ronin leaps into the air, tucking her knees into her chest. Inevitably, gravity takes over and pulls Kanako down back first onto Estrina’s torso in a cannonball-style senton splash!
“NGGGGHHH!!!” Starfire grunts and clutches her stomach in pain, rolling to her side to prevent a cover. Kanako grabs Estrina by the ponytail and pulls her back up when Estrina slaps her arm off and smashes her with a forearm to the face, sending the Modern Day Ronin two steps back, But Kanako collects herself and lunges forward with a forearm of her own. Estrina backpedals from the stiff forearm to the face but refuses to back down. Like Kanako, she lets out a war cry and throws herself back into battle, hitting Kanako with another forearm. The two Asian battlers go back-and-forth as the crowd echoes after each blow, Estrina finally cocks her arm all the way back and throws an elbow with full force but Kanako narrowly ducks under it, causing Estrina to stumble forward. The Celestial Stunner quickie regains her balance and turns around when a superkick out of nowhere sends a mist of spit and sweat flying into the air!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnRb-nI-AO8&t=3s
Estrina lays out cold on the canvas as Kanko dives down and hooks her leg for…
ONE!
TWO!
THRNOOO!!!!
Starfire kicks out of a near fall on instinct sending her legions of Stargazers off their seats in cheers. Kanako isn’t too disappointed either, seeing that she’s chipping away the former champion’s famed resilience. “Weren’t expecting me to put up such a fight early on, were you, Estrina?” Kanako chides her as she picks the Celestial Stunner up by the sides of her head, “And that’s the point, isn’t it?” she adds as she lights up the former champion’s modest chest with a pair of knife-edge chops, “No respect, no homework! And now, you’re paying the price, just like your last few matches!” With that, she sends Estrina into the opposite strands with an Irish whip, only to have it reversed on her. Starfire follows the Tokyo Tiger two steps behind and buries a knee deep into her stomach as she hits the ropes, sending the Japanese girl sprawling through the middle and top ropes and crashing down to the floor.
Estrina hops through the ropes onto the apron, moving to the ringpost furthest from Kanako as she struggles to her feet. As Kanako turns around, Starfire races along the apron and leaps off with her knees directing into Kanako’s chest, smashing her back into the ground with an Apron Meteora!
The Glistening Goddess peels a flattened Kanako off the ringside and pulls her back to boot leather. “You want respect? You gotta earn it!”Starfire props Kanako’s chin up and smacks her across her chest with a knife-edge chop! “At your level, you are only good enough to be my pit rag!” Estrina growls as she props Kanako’s chin up once more and chops Kanako in the chest. Kanako clutches her red sweltering chest and drops onto the knee. Annoyed with Kanako’s bumptious attitude up to now, Estrina cups the back of Kanako’s head and raises her right arm and GRRRRRINNNNNDSSS her damp armpit into Kanako’s face, evoking cheers from the crowd. “Feeling humbled now?”, Estrina sneers but Kanako sits quietly, slowly wiping the funk off her face, gradually looking up at Estrina with the most intense eyes. Despite hearing about Kanako's psychotic reputation, Estrina is not intimidated.
“Come on Kanako! Show me what you are made of! This is not your best! Nowhere close!” Estrina continues to taunt. In response, Kanako pops back onto her feet and lets out a terrifying warcry! “AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!” Kanako garners a second wave of energy and smacks Estrina’s face with rapid-fire forearms, dizzying the former champ!
Kanako snatches Estrina’s hair to keep her from falling, pulling her right beside the ring and slams her head into the apron for good measure. With Estrina incapacitated, Kanako hops onto the ring apron and makes her way to the ring post when she feels a sudden tug of the trunks! Before she knows it, Estrina tightly secures her in a waist lock and hauls her into the air, throwing her backwards with a sick GERMAN SUPLEX ON THE APRON!
German Suplex
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVhGPGqBHQc
The crowd squirms as Kanako's neck lands dangerously on the apron, and so does the ref. Abandoning the ring out count, the ref immediately rushes out of the ring to check on Kanako. Meanwhile, Estrina makes use of the opportunity to reoxygenate her lungs and her body.
Kanako manages to utter a response albeit weakly. Feeling assured by her response, the ref returns to the ring and starts counting. The Celestial Stunner immediately sits up as the count starts and slides back into the ring, then immediately back out to the floor to break up the count. “Come on, girl,” she chides as she picks her adversary up by the hair, “I heard you were tough! Don’t tell me you’re done already!” She then scoops the Tokyo Tiger up and holds her in place, not only to let Kanako think about what’s about to happen but also relishing the fact that, being the bigger of the two competitors, she’s the one who gets to throw her opponent around for once. After about ten seconds or so of this, Estrina SLAMS Kanako down onto the floor, the thin blue mats surrounding the ring doing little to pad the impact. Kanako grimaces but denies her foe the satisfying scream of pain that should follow such a move. Frowning at this upstart’s defiance, Estrina picks her up again and scoops her up. Only this time, she carries her over to the ringpost and flings her into it, back-first, sending her crashing to the floor once again. Not through having fun with Kanako on the outside, though, Estrina rolls in, then out under the bottom rope to break the count. Kanako has gotten up to all fours by the time Estrina retrieves her, helping her back up to her feet and sending her across the ringside area, Irish whipping her into the guardrail across the way.
At least, that was the plan…
Kanako thwarts those plans by leaping up onto the guardrail, then springboarding onto the ring apron, just at its very edge, in one fluid motion. Not missing a beat, she then trusts in her balance by breaking into a sprint towards the stunned former Lightweight Champ and nearly taking her head off with a running diving dropkick! Estrina does a 360, landing on her stomach while Kanako keeps flying, nearly crashing into the guardrail feet-first. As the referee begins the count anew, the noise from the FAWNatics begins to swell, trying to rally each girl that they support. The audience seems to be divided 50/50 as Kanako and Estrina struggle to get to their feet and beat the count, already exhausted at this early stage by the lightning-quick pace of the match thus far, as duelling chants fill the Arena.
LET’S GO KANAKO!!!
E-STRI-NA!!!
LET’S GO KANAKO!!!
E-STRI-NA!!!
Spurred on by the support of their fans, both women slowly pull themselves up, propping themselves onto the ring apron. Before the referee’s count reaches fifteen, the Asian gladiatrices simultaneously roll into the ring from opposite sides to a round of appreciative applause from the FAWN Faithful. Both women glare across the ring at one another, sucking wind as the referee checks on them, When each of them in turn angrily waves him off, he simply shrugs and backs off, letting them have at it. Estrina looks to be the aggressor as they both close in on each other, trying to bury a knee deep into Kanako’s gut. However, the Japanese beauty sidesteps her and nails her in the jaw with an open-palm strike that rocks the Celestial Stunner, knocking her back on her heels. A series of stinging knife-edge chops fully backs Estrina into the corner, where Kanako grabs her arm to Irish whip her into the opposite corner, only for Starfire to reverse the whip. Kanako shows a remarkable amount of agility and balance for the grueling pace of the match thus far, though, by running up the turnbuckles and launching herself into a backflip. Normally, the backflip would send Akiyama sailing over her charging opponent’s head, leading into more fast-paced offense from the Tokyo Tiger. However, Estrina was so caught off-guard by Kanako’s display, that she stopped in her tracks to watch her, turning the backflip into an inadvertent moonsault press!
ONE!
TWO!!
Estrina kicks out just as the referee’s hand hits the mat for the second time. Kanako is quick to follow up with a hard slap to Estrina’s tummy, which causes her to groan and roll onto her stomach. Not one to pass up an opportunity offered, Kanako quickly rises to her feet, stomping on the small of Estrina’s back before straddling it and hooking her arms over her knees to apply the dreaded camel clutch! But it appears the Modern Day Ronin is not quite done with this hold yet, as she snakes her own arms underneath hers and locks her fingers behind Estrina’s head, adding a full nelson to compound the painful clutch!
FULL NELSON CAMEL CLUTCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJXW_t3_F8c
“NGGGHHHNNN”, Starfire groans as she felt her pecs being stretched out and her back being bent in a way it's not suppose to. “Just give up Estrina! Just like how you lost your title!”, Kanako growls as she leans backwards. “NO! NEVA-AHHHHH!!!” Estrina screams as a tidal wave of pain runs down her spine.
“Give up?” The ref dives onto the canvas and asks the trapped wrestler. To which, Estrina bites her bottom lip and shakes her head “no”.
With her arms trapped and Kanako’s weight keeping her from moving, Estrina has little choice but to endure the hold at this point. Her breathing becomes increasingly labored as her glossy sheen becomes beaded. Kanako bore down on the hold, swinging The Celestial Stunner left and right, but still couldn’t extort a submission from The Celestial Stunner.
Growing impatient, Kanako lets up the seat while keeping Full Nelson on as she deadlifts the exhausted Starfire to a wobbly stance, Once the lift was sufficient, Kanako snaps backwards and drags Estrina through the air before dropping her on her head and neck with a sick Dragon Suplex!
She tips her toes and stacks Estrina up, ass towards the rafters, for the…
ONE!
TWO!
THRENOOO!!!!
The Celestial Stunner kicks out of a near fall, albeit weakly. In disbelief, Kanako holds up her finger arguing that it’s a three count but the ref reassures her that it was really “two”. Kanako bitterly stomps to her feet, lowers herself with legs apart and hands on knees, demanding Starfire to “Get up!”.
Clutching the back of her neck in grimace, Starfire slowly rises with knees on the ground as Kanako swings her right leg towards Estrina’s head at blinding speed. To Kanako’s bewilderment, Estrina manages to narrowly duck under the kick with a cool breeze flowing over her neck.
The Celestial Stunner springs to life and rolls Kanako up with a school girl pin! But instead of following through with the pin, Starfire quickly traps Kanako’s legs under her armpits and flips her onto her belly, sitting on the small of her back to complete the Boston Crab!
“AHHHHH!!!!” The Tokyo Tiger screams as she claws the canvas, trying to drag herself to the ropes.
“Just tap out Kanako! Admit you are not ready for me!” Estrina blusters as she leans further back.
“Nu-No!” Kanako whimpers as she digs her elbow joints into the canvas and hauls her tormentor and herself towards the ropes.
Unable to keep her still, The Celestial stunner abandons one leg and focuses all her efforts on her single leg crab! Kanako grabs her hair in frustration and bites down on her lower lip, in order to distract herself from the pain. With determination and grit, Kanako stretches her arm far enough to grab onto the bottom rope.
Estrina releases the hold and drops to her fours and lets out a sigh of frustration as the ref calls for a “Break”. She pulls out her hairtie and rakes her unkempt sweat-matted hair, tying them back into a neat ponytail once more as Kanako mends her back. Estrina gets up to her feet first, pulling a struggling Kanako to her feet when Kanako swats her arms away and SMACKS her with a Spinning Back Fist!
Mist of sweat and spit flies into the air as Estrina spins around like a drunk ballerina. Starfire quickly collects herself and leaps into the air, connecting with a Celestial High Knee!
Kanako backpedals into the ropes, bouncing off the ropes and back to Estrina as she quickly connects with a toe kick to the mid-section. As Kanako doubles over, Estrina traps her in a front facelock and drives her head into the canvas with a DDT!
The impact sends Kanako’s head bouncing back up, with the rest of her body following along before flipping onto her back. The Celestial Stunner lies across her chest and hooks her leg for the…
ONE!
TWO!
THRNOOOO!!!!
Starfire sits back up and stares blankly into the air, bewildered by Kanako’s unusual, even for her, tenacity tonight. “Why?!” Estrina barks at Kanako as she slaps her midsection harshly, “Why won’t you just accept that you can’t keep up with me?!”
“Because…” Kanako replies through ragged breaths as she rolls over onto her stomach, “..we...both know...that’s not true…” Estrina snarls at her as they both struggle to their feet. Kanako’s resiliency, and refusal to quit has been really annoying the former champion tonight. The fact that the FAWNatics seem to be cheering her just as much as they were her only adds to that annoyance. The Celestial Stunner marches over to the still bent-over Akiyama and forces her upright by the hair.
“Really, Akiyama?!” she then unleashes a stinging slap to the face, “REALLY?!”
That was all it took to relight the fire behind the Modern Day Ronin’s eyes. With a renewed vigor, the Japanese girl grabs a handful of the Singapore native’s long locks and replies with a slap of her own that turns Starfire’s head. “YEAH!! REALLY!!”
Not one to take such things lying down, Estrina snaps her head back and shoves the smaller lightweight roughly, which is responded to in kind by Kanako. They then go forehead to forehead, talking smack on one another angrily, neither one sounding intelligible, trying as they are to shout over the other. Finally, both women simultaneously rear back and level brutally stiff forearm shivers at each other in rapid succession, whipping the crowd into a frenzy! After about twelve or so volleys, both women take a step back, and both of them must’ve had the same idea, as they both uncork brutal spinning back fists that catch each other flush on the jaw. The crowd lets out a collective “OOOOOHHH!!!” as both women collapse to the mat.
The crowd buzzes with anticipation as Long begins his count after checking on both women and seeing no movement from either of them. Again, showing just how evenly matched the two lightweights were, both Kanako and Estrina begin to stir and slowly get back on their feet at the five-count. By seven, Estrina had managed to end the count, getting up a tiny bit faster than Kanako. Not wanting to squander the chance presented to her, Starfire quickly closes in on a still bent-over Kanako and begins peppering the Tokyo Tiger with forearm smashes to her jaw and the back of her head, putting the badmouth on her all the while. Satisfied that she’s sufficiently stunned her stubborn rival, she dashes for the opposite ropes, looking to level Kanako with a running knee strike and end things once and for all. Unfortunately for her, Kanako wasn’t as dazed as she’d assumed, as she uncorks her recently adopted - and very lethal - reverse spin kick that she just in the past week christened the White Star.
WHITE STAR: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7I5tFtERVc
Estrina wobbles and staggers after the kick catches her flush on the cheek, on spaghetti legs. Kanako sees this and takes her down to the mat herself with rough shove, followed by Kanako herself making a lateral press and hooking the far leg. Could this be it? Could the Modern Day Ronin have finally proven herself to herself, her fans, and all the naysayers, as belonging in the conversation as one of the best lightweights that FAWN has to offer?
ONE!
TWO!!
TH-NOOOO!!!
Estrina shoots her arm up at two and a half, gaining a sympathetic groan from the live crowd, baited by the near fall. If Kanako was disappointed by not getting the three count, she did not show it. Indeed, she was already moving to make her next attempt to end the match. Pushing Starfire onto her stomach, Kanako mounted her back, and rolled onto her side, pulling Estrina with her, locking in a rear naked choke as she wrapped her legs around her waist!
Fans were slowly being won over to Kanako’s side by her gutsy, tenacious performance, and now the fans could taste victory for the former actress. “TAP! TAP! TAP!” they chanted, although many of them suspected the resilient Singapore native would do no such thing. Indeed, the Celestial Stunner struggled in Kanako’s grasp until she got the Tokyo Tiger onto her back. She then flips herself backwards, still in the chokehold, but also pinning Kanako’s shoulders to the mat.
ONE!
TWO!!
Kanako is forced to release the hold and roll away to break the count. While Estrina coughs and rubs her throat, trying to gulp fresh air into her lungs, Kanako shows her relentlessness. Quickly rising to her feet, the Japanese girl hauls Estrina to her feet and hooks in a front facelock. Throwing her arm over her head and hooking her tights for leverage, Kanako then hoists Estrina up in a vertical suplex position, only to bring her straight down to the mat with a ring-shaking brainbuster. The Modern Day Ronin then kips up and points to the sky, signalling to the fans that she intends to finally end this war of attrition. Leaping to the top rope in a single bound, Kanako takes a moment to rise to full height and steady herself before launching herself into the air, looking to finish Estrina off with her graceful yet brutal Run Her Through finisher!
RUN HER THROUGH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8niVddjytA
The fans collectively hold their breath, only to hear the sound of shoe leather hitting canvas, as Estrina manages to roll out of the way at the last moment. Kanako being staggered by her miss gives Starfire enough time to get to her feet. Kanako recovers quickly enough, though, and turns and charges at her foe, only for the bigger Starfire to catch her in a hug, stopping her in her tracks. Popping her hips, the almost surely exhausted Estrina tosses Kanako up and over with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Kanako crashes into the corner at a cringe-inducing angle, yet another blow to the back of her head that is starting to take its toll on the lightweight as she clutches the back of her neck and rolls around on the mat.
This doesn’t escape Estrina’s notice as she rubs the back of her own neck. She sees the opening and she knows she’s gotta take it and take it now, lest it slip through her fingers. She feels mildly bad for Kanako’s potential injury, but this is wrestling after all. Everyone knows what they might be in for when they sign up for this sport. With that in mind, she drags Kanako up to her feet and out of the corner. One arm over Kanako’s shoulder, and the other under her crotch, Estrina lifts Kanako up with every ounce of strength she has left in a scoop slam position, only to drop down to a seat, driving Kanako’s head and neck once more into the mat with one of the Celestial Stunner’s signature moves, the Michinoku Driver!
MICHINOKU DRIVER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqqvZBrIaYk
Normally, Estrina would at least try for a pinfall following the Driver. However, she a) wanted to end this war with an exclamation point, and b) didn’t think Kanako would stay down for a three-count anyway. Grinning almost sadistically at hearing Akiyama’s pained groans, Estrina gets to her feet and flicks some armpit sweat at her. “Nice try, Kanako.” she taunts her, “but it looks like I was right after all. You just can’t keep up with me.” With that, she winks to the camera, “Get ready, there’s a Solar Flare coming!”, she signals and climbs up to the top rope.
The Celestial Stunner carefully stands on the top rope, taking a deep breath as she readies herself. Meanwhile, Kanako still lays motionlessly on the canvas. Estrina stretches her arm up high and leaps into the air, cartwheeling at the apex of her trajectory before crashing onto the Tokyo Tiger!
SOLAR FLARE:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISiz4w2mT9E
Akiayama shudders as the Solar Flare connects! Starfire hooks both her legs up, nodding her head as the ref slaps the mat…
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
DING! DING! DING!
The bell clangs as the announcer declares, “AND YOUR WINNER! BY PINFALL! ESTRINAAAA STARFIRE!!!”
Estrina releases Kanako’s legs and smiles as she catches her breath, coming out as the victor out of this grueling match. The exhaustion could not keep her down for long and pretty soon, she is back on her feet, allowing the official to raise her arm. The sweaty battler continues her victory lap around the ring, raising her hands “Five” and “Zero” as she passes the camera, indicating her FAWNmania win streak. She flexes an arm and sweeps a finger towards the crowd. “Watch out FAWN! I’m back and will fight my way back to the top soon!”
She comes to a stop as she notices a struggling Kanako. Truthfully, Estrina is impressed by her performance tonight. “You brought you A-game tonight but unfortunately, that’s still not good enough to defeat me.”, Starfire pats Kanako on the shoulder as she compliments her, albeit a little half-heartedly.
Still groggy and hurting on the neck, Kanako extends a hand and smiles, “Thank you for the match, that’s the Starfire I was hoping to see. You brought out the best in me!” As Estrina shakes her hand, Kanako continues, “You better believe there’s gonna be a next time! And then, I will BEAT you!”
“I look forward to that!, Estrina replies. Kanako scans Estrina from head-to-toe and smiles, “Looks like I gave you a lot of trouble didn’t I? You are glistening like you have been through an oil match and your white gear is so soaked, I can almost see your nipples!”
“If you’ll excuse me, I need to ice my neck.” Kanako releases the hand and rolls out of the ring. Estrina grins before continuing her victory parade as the sponsor message begins.